Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments

Yookoso! Continuing with Contemporary Japanese is the second volume of a two-volume series for beginning Japanese courses. Based on modern principles of second-language acquisition, Yookoso! was the first beginning Japanese text to integrate the teaching of all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and offer a full complement of ancillary materials. In this text, grammar is treated as a tool for developing the ability to communicate in Japanese, rather than as a focal point. The rich illustration program--including photographs, line drawings, and realia--provides an attractive context for language learning.

Table of Contents

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Review Activities

Chapter 1: Travel

Topics/Vocabulary

Travel

Transportation and Schedules

Sightseeing and Travel Planning

Vocabulary

Grammar

1. Making a Suggestion

2. Deciding to Do Something: ...koto ni suru

3. Saying Whether Something Occurred Before or After: mae and ato

4. to Conditionals

5. Commands

6. Admonishment and Prohibition: ~te wa ikenai / ...na

7. The Adverbial Use of Adjectives

8. Expressing Obligation or Duty

...kan

tsureteiku, tsuretekuru

demo

...me

Sentence-Final no

made versus madeni

motteiku versus mottekuruv

...to ieba

Culture Notes

ryokan

midori no madoguchi

ekiben(Station Box Lunches)

onsen

Reading and Writing

Reading 1: Hokkaidoo no annai

Reading 2: toraberu gaido - Sapporo

Kanji

Skills Practice

Language Functions and Situations

Making a Hotel Reservation

Buying a Train Ticket

Listening Comprehension

Chapter 2: At Home

Topics/Vocabulary

Houses

Furnishings and Appliances

Household Chores

Vocabulary

Grammar

9. To Do Things Like Such and Such:

~tari...~tari

10. Expressing a Purpose: ...tame(ni)

11. Giving and Receiving

12. Expressing Permission: ~temoii

13. Negative Request: ~naidekudasai

14. Offering Advice: ...hoogaii

15. Expressing Different States of Actions: ...tokoro

16. Describing a Preparatory Action:

~teoku

bakari

zutsu

shika...nai

Culture Notes

yooshitsu to washitsu

manshon

Describing Living Space

Nihon no kagu

giri

Gift Giving

Renting an Apartment in Japan

Reading and Writing

Reading 1: Ishiguro-san no atarashii ie

Reading 2: koogen no bessoo

Kanji

Skills Practice

Language Functions and Situations

Looking for a House

Inviting People to Your Home

Offering Food to a Guest

Leave-Taking

Listening Comprehension

Chapter 3: Automobiles and Transportation

Topics/Vocabulary

Cars and Driving

Car Maintenance and Repairs

Transportation and Traffic in the City

Vocabulary

Grammar

17. How to Do Something: ~kata

18. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

19. Expressing Results and States of Being: ~tearu and ~teiru

20. Expressing an Attempt

21. Expressing a Just-Completed Action: The Ta- Form of the Verb + bakarida / tokoroda

22. Without Doing: ~naide

kashira (I wonder...)

karada ni warui wayo

The Conjunctive Form of the Verb as a Coordinating Structure

Culture Notes

Driving in Japan

Nihon no kookyoo kootsuu kikan Public Transportation

Reading and Writing

Reading 1: anzen unten

Reading 2: joozu na doraibu no shikata

Kanji

Skills Practice

Language Functions and Situations

Asking for and Giving Instructions

Cheering Up and Encouraging Others

Listening Comprehension

Chapter 4: The Body and Health

Topics/Vocabulary

Body Parts

Feeling and Emotions

Health and Illness

Vocabulary

Grammar

23. Analogy and Exemplification

24. Describing Attributes: The ...wa...ga Construction

25. Talking about Appearance: yoo, ~soo, ...rashii, and ...mitai

26. Causatives

27. Constructions Using Interrogatives

28. Expressing Expectation: ...hazu

Contractions in Colloquial Speech

~temo

Expressing the Frequency of Actions and Events

jibun (self, own)

san-ji juppun mae, san-ji juppun sugi

Culture Notes

Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs

Health Care in Japan

Reading and Writing

Reading 1: kenkoo soodan

Reading 2: anata mo shiatsu shite mimasen ka

Kanji

Skills Practice

Language Functions and Situations

At a Pharmacy

At a Clinic

Listening Comprehension

Chapter 5: Life and Careers

Topics/Vocabulary

From Cradle to Grave

Careers and Occupations

In the Workplace

Vocabulary

Grammar

29. Describing a Change in State: ...yooninaru

30. Expressing Respect (1): Honorific Forms

31. Expressing Respect (2): Humble Forms

32. Passives

wakaru and shiru

Adjective + suru

Describing an Effort: ...yoonisuru

keego

Study Hint: Practicing Japanese Outside of Class

Culture Notes

Nihon no kyooiku seedoThe Japanese Educational System (1): Elementary School

Nihon no kyooiku seedoThe Japanese Educational System (2): Secondary Education